The Deep Blue Sea
E18667
The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Deep Blue Sea canonical | 14 |
| The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film) | 2 |
| The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film) | 1 |
| The Deep Blue Sea (film adaptations) | 1 |
| The Deep Blue Sea (play) | 1 |
| The Deep Blue Sea (stage play, 1952) | 1 |
| The Deep Blue Sea (stage) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Deep Blue Sea Context triple: [Terence Rattigan, notableWork, The Deep Blue Sea]
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A.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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B.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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C.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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D.
The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved is Primo Levi’s final, reflective work of essays examining the moral, psychological, and historical complexities of the Holocaust and its survivors.
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E.
Everybody Knows
"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Deep Blue Sea Target entity description: The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
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A.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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B.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
-
C.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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D.
The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved is Primo Levi’s final, reflective work of essays examining the moral, psychological, and historical complexities of the Holocaust and its survivors.
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E.
Everybody Knows
"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
| character |
Freddie Page
ⓘ
linked to:
Clive Francis
Hester Collyer ⓘ Mr. Miller ⓘ Mrs. Elton ⓘ Sir William Collyer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | three-act play ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between duty and desire
ⓘ
emotional dependency ⓘ self-destructive relationships ⓘ social respectability versus personal happiness ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Deep Blue Sea
|
| intendedAudience | theatre audience ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postwar British drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hester Collyer ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
despair
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emotional repression ⓘ passion ⓘ social class ⓘ suicidal despair ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
breakdown of a marriage
ⓘ
intense romantic obsession ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | Terence Rattigan’s dramatic oeuvre ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | mid-20th century British theatre ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | judge’s wife ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| settingTime | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a woman trapped in a destructive love affair ⓘ |
| tone |
intense
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Deep Blue Sea Description of subject: The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea
linked to: The Deep Blue Sea